ANNUAL ILI SYMPOSIUM

Every October, since 2010, ILI holds the Indigenous Language Institute Symposium (ILIS) in New Mexico that invites presenters to address topics of interest to language practitioners. The topics selected are concerns, challenges, and interests of community language workers as issues that need discussion and exploration to help advance language work. ILI invites presenters to share personal and professional experiences, academic research, and success stories that address the topics. The goal of each symposium is to provide participants with different ideas and practical solutions to the challenges addressed.

Topics ILIS covered to date are:

• 1st Annual ILIS 2010 – Native Language Terminology Development
• 2nd Annual ILIS 2011 – Native Languages Everywhere, Every Day For Everyone:
  Immersion For All Environments
• 3rd Annual ILIS 2012 – Conquering Challenges In Native Language Work
• 4th Annual ILIS 2013 – Motivating Youth & Children To Use Native Languages
• 5th Annual ILIS 2014 – Take Initiative & Create Language Opportunities
• 6th Annual ILIS 2015 – To App Or Not App: Looking At How Technology Impacts Language Learning
• 7th Annual ILIS 2016 – It’s An IMMERSIONCY! The Urgent Need for Conversation Now!
• 8th Annual ILIS 2017 – Speak First; Read & Write Later
• 9th Annual ILIS 2018 – Understanding Intergenerational Trauma: The Healing Power of Language
• 10th Annual ILIS 2019 – Second-Language Learners: The Journey Starts With Me
• 11th Annual ILIS 2023 – Our Indigenous Languages in 50 years: An Optimistic Vision

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12th annual ILIs 2024 Information

Date: October 23-25, 2024

Theme: Instructions for Connecting All Ages to Develop Language Use in Daily Life

Description: The indigenous language movement in North America requires a shift in emphasis on how and what we instruct in our language classes. Our Learners must be able to express themselves in the Language, and the end goal is being able to think in the Language. Presenters are selected to showcase some steps toward this important goal.